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JoEllen Zembruski-Ruple, while in the care of New York City’s renowned Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, swallowed the first three chemotherapy pills to treat her squamous cell carcinoma on Jan. 29, her family members said. They didn’t realize the drug could kill her.

Six days later, Zembruski-Ruple went to Sloan Kettering’s urgent ...Read more

“The Life of Chuck,” a slick but ickily grandiose reminder to take your dance lessons while you can, also reminds us that every generation gets its own variations on “It’s a Wonderful Life” — movie fantasies designed for affirmation and comfort, while unnerving us a little.

There’s a third reminder, too: One person’s eyeroll is ...Read more

When I hear the term “ultra-processed” food, my mind goes directly to what I see in most convenience stores. Sodas, energy drinks, candy bars, pastries and cheese puffs come to mind. These items contain more than their fair share of sugar and/or salt and are sorely lacking in essential nutrients such as protein, vitamins, minerals and ...Read more

How narcissistic to believe you're living in the end times. The thought might cross your mind — I'm guilty of it, sure — but it can be chased off by imagining how it felt to witness the Dust Bowl or the French Revolution or the fall of Tenochtitlan. "The Life of Chuck," a sentimental jigsaw puzzle by Mike Flanagan ("Doctor Sleep") from a 50-...Read more

Despite years of patient complaints and quality-of-care concerns, Ballad Health — the nation’s largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly — will now be held to a lower standard by the Tennessee government, and state data that holds the monopoly accountable will be kept from the public for two years.

Ballad is the only option for hospital ...Read more

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation leaders took turns talking with the U.S. government’s top health official as they hiked along a sandstone ridge overlooking their rural, high-desert town before the morning sun grew too hot.

Buu Nygren, president of the Navajo Nation, paused at the edge with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. ...Read more

The Republican budget bill the U.S. House approved last month includes a surprise for the 40 states that have expanded Medicaid: penalties for providing health care to some immigrants who are here legally.

Along with punishing the 14 states that use their own funds to cover immigrants who are here illegally, analysts say last-minute changes to ...Read more

President Trump’s private golf club in Bedminster, N.J. was hit with a remarkable 18 health code violations, nine of them considered “critical,” according to a recent report by the Somerset County Department of Health.

The health department’s grade of 32 out of 100 points made Trump National Golf Course the most poorly rated ...Read more

DENVER — A Denver resident is the seventh Coloradan to get measles from a passenger on a Turkish Airlines flight last month — and they may have passed the highly contagious virus on to people at three stores along the Front Range.

The new patient is among four people who flew on Turkish Airlines flight 201, which landed at Denver ...Read more

The health premium tax credit (PTC) is almost 13 years old. Thanks to Obamacare, eligible individuals who otherwise can’t get affordable coverage through their employers can purchase coverage from the marketplace and qualify for the PTC to reduce their monthly premiums. People who can get affordable health coverage through their employers don�...Read more

Rich in vitamins, fiber, and health-protective compounds, kohlrabi is a worthy addition to your vegetable lineup.

The folklore

Originally from northern Europe, kohlrabi — a unique bulb with leafy stems growing out the sides — was unknown in the U.S. until the early 1800s, though it was a popular vegetable in ancient Rome and remains so in ...Read more

While sourdough might seem like just another type of bread you can make or buy, it actually used to be one of the only options. Until the development of commercial yeasts in the 1800s, sourdough, made with naturally occurring yeasts and lactic acid bacteria, was the main type of leavened bread consumed worldwide.

Sourdough undergoes natural ...Read more

Roughly one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in their lives, but these cancers usually aren’t life-threatening. Most newly diagnosed men have Grade Group 1 (GG1) prostate cancer, which can linger for years without causing significant harm.

Prostate cancer is categorized according to how far it has spread and how...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was recently diagnosed with cancer. Are there specific foods I should be eating or avoiding?

ANSWER: It’s not about any one food, and it’s not about one diet; it’s about a dietary pattern. The dietary pattern that organizations such as the American Institute for Cancer Research and the American Cancer Society recommend...Read more